ORD-Chicago

19d ago

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This plane isn’t going anywhere, is it? Sigh…

ORD to SFO. Fully boarded. Then the pilot announces they “found some damage” and it’ll be at least 90 minutes while they evaluate. Possibly another aircraft. They’re letting passengers deplane. At that point I’m thinking the crew will time out and we’re done for the night....

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20d ago

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S gates? This is a new one for me

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26d ago

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ORD–LHR on a 767… which Premium Plus seats would you pick?

Flying United Premium Plus from Chicago to London on a 767. If it were you and your spouse, which seats would you choose? Looking for the best combo of comfort and privacy without getting stuck somewhere awkward.

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23d ago

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Made it to the gate at ORD with the door still open… denied anyway because of “10 minute rule”

Switched to an earlier flight to beat the East Coast weather. Connected through ORD. First leg delayed, long taxi, then we get told we were “on the wrong line” and had to wait before deplaning. A bunch of us had tight connections. Ran 20 minutes to the next gate. Got there and...

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27d ago

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Finally slept like a rock in Polaris ORD–BRU

Burned miles for a Polaris upgrade recently and honestly… totally worth it. Flew SFO–ORD in the morning, hung out in the Polaris lounge for a few hours, then boarded for Brussels. Had my low sodium special meal, which was actually pretty solid. After that I set up the bedding,...

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4d ago

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ORD United Club meltdown: guy took a board meeting on speaker

One guy decided it was a great idea to have a full hour long conference call with his company’s board… on speaker. The entire lounge could hear everything. Staff asked him multiple times to use headphones or move to the phone booths, and he basically told them to go away and...

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